TikTok users took large amounts of Tylenol, including some appearing to exceed recommended doses, trying to mock President Donald Trump.
Trump, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz and National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya appeared at the White House on Monday to announce findings of an association between the use of acetaminophen by pregnant women and autism diagnoses in children. The maker of Tylenol, Kenvue, has claimed that the product is safe for use during pregnancy, including a statement that pops up on Tylenol.com and in a separate page on the site, with liberals posting videos of them taking the medicine.
In most TikTok videos seen by the Daily Caller News Foundation, people appeared to be taking recommended doses. One video showed a pregnant woman displaying two pills of Tylenol before taking them.
Statement appearing on Tylenol.com.
“Here’s is me, a PREGNANT woman, taking TYLENOL because I believe in science and not someone who has no medical background,” writing on the video says.
Other videos also showed women taking Tylenol, with at least two of them shrugging off the reported association between acetaminophen and autism.
One video showed a woman who said she was “chugging Children’s Tylenol” in order to get through the day while sick. A second video showed a black man take a swig of liquid Tylenol, saying, “that little cup they give you just isn’t enough.”
Exceeding the recommended dose of Tylenol can cause liver failure, according to WebMD.
“If taken in excess amounts (overdose, whether on purpose or by accident), acetaminophen can cause life-threatening illness,” the site says. “Unless otherwise directed by your care provider, the usual maximum recommended dose is 3 grams in 24 hours.”
A White House fact sheet released Monday cited multiple studies, including from Harvard and Johns Hopkins universities, showing there may be elevated risks of autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders, like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
During the Biden administration, the NIH recommended pregnant women “minimize exposure by using the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time” if they had to use acetaminophen.
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